diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 05ea1bcf5..4f5ed5128 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Description: a wiki compiler
  ikiwiki converts a directory full of wiki pages into html pages suitable
  for publishing on a website. Unlike many wikis, ikiwiki does not have its
  own means of storing page history, and instead uses a revision control
- system (such as  Subversion).
+ system such as Subversion.
  .
  ikiwiki implements all of the other standard features of a wiki, including
  web-based page editing, user registration and logins, a RecentChanges
diff --git a/doc/index.mdwn b/doc/index.mdwn
index 2dd90247c..83e1a0b23 100644
--- a/doc/index.mdwn
+++ b/doc/index.mdwn
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [[ikiwiki_logo|logo/ikiwiki.png]]  
 ikiwiki is a **wiki compiler**. It converts wiki pages
-into html pages suitable for publishing on a website. Unlike a traditional
-wiki, ikiwiki does not have its own means of storing page history,
-and instead uses a revision control system (such as [[Subversion]]).
+into html pages suitable for publishing on a website. Unlike many
+wikis, ikiwiki does not have its own means of storing page history,
+and instead uses a revision control system such as [[Subversion]].
 
 * [[News]] is a blog (built using ikiwiki) of news items about ikiwiki.
   It's the best way to find out when there's a new version to [[Download]].